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Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell discusses natural disaster response
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Deanne Criswell, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Biden, about responding to natural disasters.
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Morning news brief
President Trump heads to Texas Friday to survey flood damage, Trump turns sharply critical of Russia's Putin, DOGE gains access to database that controls government payments to farmers and ranchers.
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PBS documentary 'Made in Ethiopia' looks at Chinese investment in Africa
The new PBS documentary "Made in Ethiopia" explores China's increasing investment footprint in Africa through three women whose lives are deeply affected by the largest industrial park in Ethiopia.
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Mourners gather in Kerrville to remember those who died in the central Texas floods
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a high school football stadium Wednesday night in Kerrville, Texas, to remember the more than 120 people who died in the floods as well as those still missing.
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Morning news brief
The latest on the deadly floods in central Texas, new data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic, CDC reports U.S. measles cases this year hit highest level in 33 years.
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Texas lawmakers rejected bill to enhance emergency response just months before floods
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Texas state Rep. Joe Moody about failed legislation that would have enhanced emergency response measures in Texas. Moody was one of the bill's sponsors.
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What kind of support does the government offer to help people in flood-prone areas?
NPR asks Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, about the kind of support the government offers to those in flood-prone areas.
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Kerr County commissioners debated over flood warning system that was never built
NPR speaks with former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser about abandoned plans for a warning system in the part of central Texas that has now been devastated by floods. Moser pushed for the system.
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Morning new brief
The latest on the deadly floods in Texas, foreign policy dominates President Trump's week, Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now.
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Church in Kerrville serves as reunification center following central Texas floods
Senior Pastor Jasiel Hernandez Garcia talks with NPR about his experiences after his First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville became a reunification center in the deadly central Texas floods.